# Monguno

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{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}}
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'''Monguno'''{{Audio|Monguno 1.ogg|Listen}} is one of the local government areas of [Borno State](/source/Borno_State), in northeastern [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria).<ref>{{Cite book
| edition = Millennium
| publisher = Federal Ministry of Information
| isbn = 9780104089
| volume = 2, State Surveys
| last = Nigeria
| title = Nigeria: a people united, a future assured
| location = Abuja, Nigeria
| date = 2000
| page = 106
}}</ref>

== Area ==

Monguno has a total land area of 1,913&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}.

== Population ==
Monguno has a population of 109,851 at the 2006 census.

== Postal code ==
The [postal code](/source/postal_code) of the area is 612.<ref>{{cite web | title = Post Offices- with map of LGA | publisher = NIPOST | url = http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx | accessdate = 2009-10-20 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126042849/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/postcode.aspx | archivedate = 2012-11-26}}</ref>

== Climate ==
Typically, the temperature ranges from {{convert|59|°F|°C|abbr=on}} to {{convert|107|°F|°C|abbr=on}} all year round, with the wet season being hot and muggy and the dry season being windy, dry and less overcast.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Monguno Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) – Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/74233/Average-Weather-in-Monguno-Nigeria-Year-Round |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Monguno, Borno, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data |url=https://tcktcktck.org/nigeria/borno/monguno |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=tcktcktck.org}}</ref>

== Air Pollution ==
Visible particulate matter emitted by vehicles is a significant threat to public health, particularly in the deepest parts of the lung, where it can exacerbate asthma attacks, bronchitis, and other lung diseases.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Air Quality & Pollen Forecast for Monguno |url=https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/outdoorsports/airquality/monguno_nigeria_2329946 |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=meteoblue |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Monguno, Nigeria Air Quality & Pollen {{!}} Weather Underground |url=https://www.wunderground.com/health/ng/monguno |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=www.wunderground.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-23 |title=Monguno Air Quality Index (AQI) and Nigeria Air Pollution {{!}} IQAir |url=https://www.iqair.com/nigeria/borno/monguno |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=www.iqair.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Air Quality and Pollen in Monguno, Borno State, Nigeria {{!}} Tomorrow.io |url=https://www.tomorrow.io/weather/NG/BO/Monguno/077033/health/ |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=Tomorrow.io Weather |language=en}}</ref>

== Insurgency ==
In early January 2015, residents fled Monguno and the village of [Doron-Baga](/source/Doron_Baga) for the [internally displaced person](/source/internally_displaced_person)s camps in [Maiduguri](/source/Maiduguri), following the capture of nearby [Bama](/source/Bama%2C_Borno) by [Boko Haram](/source/Boko_Haram).<ref>{{Cite web
| title = Nigeria: More Refugees Flee Homes in Borno State
| format = cajnews Africa - allAfrica.com
| accessdate = 2015-01-08
| date = 2015-01-06
| url = http://allafrica.com/stories/201501070842.html
}}</ref> Monguno was captured by Boko Haram forces on 26 January 2015.<ref>{{Cite web
| last = Faith Karimi and Aminu Abubakar
| title = Nigerian soldiers save one city from Boko Haram but a nearby one is seized
| work = CNN.com
| accessdate = 2015-01-29
| date = 2015-01-26
| url = http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/26/africa/nigeria-boko-haram/
}}</ref> [Amnesty International](/source/Amnesty_International) expressed concern that local residents' requests for more [troop](/source/troop)s for protection from Boko Haram had been ignored by the [Army](/source/Nigerian_Army).<ref>{{Cite web
| title = Nigeria: Nigerian authorities were warned of Boko Haram attacks on Baga and Monguno
| work = [Amnesty International](/source/Amnesty_International)
| accessdate = 2015-02-01
| date = 2015-01-28
| url = https://www.amnesty.org/en/news/nigeria-nigerian-authorities-were-warned-boko-haram-attacks-baga-and-monguno-2015-01-28
}}</ref> On 17 February 2015, the [military](/source/Nigerian_Armed_Forces) retook Monguno in a coordinated air and ground assault.<ref>{{Cite web
| title = African allies claim gains against Boko Haram
| work = BBC News
| accessdate = 2015-02-17
| date = 2015-02-17
| url = https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31493150
}}</ref> Boko Haram and [ISWAP](/source/Islamic_State_%E2%80%93_West_Africa_Province) [carried out](/source/Boko_Haram_insurgency) [bombings](/source/improvised_explosive_device) [in June](/source/June_2015_Monguno_bombing) and [September 2015](/source/September_2015_Borno_State_bombings) and a [massacre](/source/massacre) [in June 2020](/source/2020_Monguno_and_Nganzai_massacres).

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{LGAs of Borno State}}

Category:Local government areas in Borno State
Category:Populated places in Borno State

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